by Alex | Oct 16, 2017 | food
If you thought Asia was the only place on the planet with weird, exotic tropical fruits, think again. Vanuatu’s food markets and village stalls are bursting with wonderfully strange island fruits that can turn your holiday into a culinary adventure in paradise. Some...
by Alex | Oct 15, 2017 | food, travel secrets
Whether you’re after beautiful, fresh organic produce, a cheap feed, some fresh seafood or you simply want to immerse yourself in the vibrant community atmosphere, Vanuatu fruit and vegetable markets are definitely worth the effort to visit. They’re also generally way...
by Alex | Jun 17, 2017 | food
Give up? Well, technically it’s chocolate fruit flavour. I know, I know, it looks like good old-fashion vanilla right? But you’d be wrong on two counts. Firstly, because it’s not an ice-cream at all but the fruit of a cocoa pod! And secondly because even though...
by Alex | May 1, 2017 | food, wildlife
Vanuatu coconut crabs are the largest and most powerful land crabs on the planet (only the Japanese spider crab is bigger – but it lives in the deep ocean!). Coconut crabs can grow up to an incredible 1m (3ft) long and weigh over 4kgs. Vanuatu is one of the last...
by Alex | Apr 18, 2017 | food, travelling safely
Did you know ciguatera fish poisoning is the most common seafood illness reported in travellers? Many people visiting Santo and Vanuatu for the first time are unaware that many reef fish in the area contain ciguatera, a nasty toxin produced by...
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